Pennsylvania governor hopefuls filing campaign finance reports

HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie McGinty is reporting that she spent nearly a million dollars over a five-week period.

Friday is the deadline for gubernatorial candidates in Pennsylvania to report how much they raised and spent between April 1 and May 5, and McGinty is the first candidate to file her report.

The former state environmental protection secretary’s campaign spent nearly a half-million on media buys and production costs as the TV ad battle intensified and another $300,000 to repay a loan to herself. She received about $174,000 in contributions, pushing her total fundraising to around $3.7 million.

Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and the three other Democrats have yet to file their reports. These reports are the last full ones they will file before the May 20 primary.